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The Newspaper Voice of Charlotte College
VOL. 9 NO. 4
CHARLOTTE COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C:
FEBRUARY 7, 1958
Technical Terminal Program
Ranks With Best In South
As Curriculum Speeds Up
HY MARTIN HILL i
Collegian Staff Writer
With the field of science, electronics, and mechanics playinjr an
increasingly important role in the function of our world today, vve are
finding? that a phase of education that was formerly relatively obscure
is coming into its own. This is the field of the “technologist,” the
intermediate between the skilled worker or craftsman and the engineer.
The Technology Program offers
courses in the mechanical and elec
trical fields and in electronics and
communication, and is designed to
be completed in two years; where
upon the graduate is awarded the
degree of Associate in Science. By
this time the graduate has been
thoroughly instructed in many
practical courses dealing directly
with his chosen phase. The Tech
nology curriculum is not all tech
nical courses, however; the student
is also required to take some of
the basic math, chemistry, and
physics courses which are required
for engineering. This useful com
bination of technical and funda
mental subjects enables the Tech
nology graduates to help fill the
increasing gap between worker and
engineer.
Here at Charlotte (’ollege, the
program was officially begun last
year and is now well under way in
its second year with a new class
started. With the appointment of
the new terminal program director,
Mr. William Halstead, the program
has been set into full swing, and
the college has secured access to
a great deal of new and modern
electrical and mechanical equip
ment, including a fully equipped
welding shop.
Probably the greatest reason for
the increasing popularity of ^’he
two-year terminal program is the
fact that recent developments in
the fields of science and technol
ogy have created new and terrific
demands for this new breed of ed
ucation.
We at Charlotte College can be
proud that our school is one of the
first and few colleges that offer
this new type of program—a pro
gram that is destined to affect the
technical and scientific achieve
ments of our country in the
future.
Absentee Admit
Card’s Required
Mr. H. T. Higgins, registrar, an
nounced a new system for absentee
excuses at the beginning of the
winter quarter January 2. The new
system states that every student
who is absent must go by the C. C.
office and pick up an Absentee
Admit Card before he will be al
lowed to enter a class.
No student will be eligible to
return to his class unless he has
an admit card.
Mr. Higgins stated that the new
system was initiated because of the
lateness of students turning in ex
cuses during the last quarter. He
said, “Some students would wait
as much as a week after returning
to school to turn their excuses in
to the college office. This new
' system will make it easier for the
office staff to keep the records
straight.”
In the past, the student had only
to turn in an excuse to the office
and go on to class.
County And City School Boards
Call For A Bond Election Soon
Date Will Be Set
“Within Sixty Days”
Change Is Made
In Class Times
The subject of the fifty- and
lifty-five minute classes having
been pondered, discussed, and just
wondered about in general, we will
attempt to clarify the subject to
those who have pondered, dis
cussed and just wondered in gen
eral.
All classes which commence at
four o’clock and five o’clock are
fifty minute classes. Six and seven
o’clock classes are fifty-five min
utes. The aforementioned facts are
probably apparent to most of our
observing students.
Lastly, all assemblies have been
and will continue to be at either
six or seven o’clock.
436 Enroll For
Winter Quarter
Final tabulation reveals that
Charlotte College has enrolled 436
students for the 1958 Winter
Quarter. As expected, this is a
slight decrease in the record 492
last quarter. Mr. Harper Higgins,
registrar, informed the ('ollegian
that there is always a drop, but
that the decrease this year is
smaller than in the history of the
school.
Informed sources said that the
total of the day school enrollment
was 75, an unprecedented rise over
the fall quarter.
Information was not available
concerning the number of students
in the different courses of study.
(Staff Photo-Killough)
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Photography Aids Given
See Page 5
Editorial Report
Page 2
Girl of the Month
Page 4
Night Owl
Page 3
Owl Hoots
Page 3
Poet’s Cornet
Page 4
Charlotte College Chorus Gives
In Pre-Christmas Assembly
The College Chorus presented
Christmas in song and word in an
assembly during the closing nights
of the Fall quarter. Under the
direction of Harvey Woodruff, the
Chorus presented carols of the
(Staff Photo-Hill)
Program
For Students
season and anthems of praise.
Among the selections were “0
come, O come, Immanuel” with
Miss Susan Thomas, soloist. Susan
did a fine job in her first perform
ance before her fellow classmates.
Another well-known piece was the
ever-loved “Silent Night” with
soprano obbligato by Ann McRorie.
The glory and beauty of Christmas
were remembered to us in the read
ing of Luke’s Christmas story and
in the telling of the story of the
“Last Name.”
Thanks go to the members of the
Chorus and its director and accom
panist who presented a splendid
program despite handicaps and
shortage of preparatory time.
The Mecklenburg County Commissioners approved last week a bond
election to decide on a two-cent tax levy for county residents. The money
would be used for the growth and improvement of Charlotte and Carver
Colleges.
The city council joined the
county commission later in calling
for the two cent tax levy.
The election was called for “as
soon as possible.”
This means that it will be held
in about sixty days, because it
takes that long to set up the
election machinery.
A Chamber of Commerce cam
paign was promised by Mr. Thomas
L. Robinson and Mr. Paul Younts,
president and former president,
I who urged that the election be
1 called.
The tax must be approved
before July 1, or the $600,000 set
aside by the state will be for
feited.
The move for the adoption of
the levy was made by Commis
sioner Ernest K. Brown.
The tax, which amounts to
two cents per $100 valuation, is
already paid by residents of the
city.
Miss Bonnie Cone, director of
Charlotte College, was more than
pleased that action had finally
been taken. She expressed her hope
that the bond issue would be ap
proved and asktd for the support
of all students in the campaign
for the tax.
"The approval of the levy would
be a fitting climax to a year which
has seen the city college pick out
a proposed campus site, and then
receive accreditation by the Sou
thern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools,” she said.
Dickie Matthews, Student Coun-
j cil President, joined Miss Cone in
calling for the students’ support.
’ “It is almost a matter of life or
, death, so far as we are concerned,
I that the election prove favorable,”
1 he said. “We have grown too big
! to continue successfully in bor
rowed buildings any longer.”
Collegian Plans
Popularity Poll
For Professors
With this issue the Collegian
announces plans to conduct a
popularity poll for teachers, the
result being announced in a later
issue. All students are eligible to
vote.
The poll will show the most pop
ular teacher, and the most popular
male and female teachers. We’ve
been voting for the most popular
students for a long time, now let’s
give the overworked faculty a
chance.
The poll will be held at the same
time as the Annual’s Superlatives.
Dorothy McAllister
Chosen F. T. A. Head
The P’uture Teachers of America
is an association that is taking on
a job that is especially important
to our educational system today.
Creating interest in teaching can
not be over-emphasized, and the
FTA is one of the organizations
designed to cultivate a sincere and
serious attitude toward the teach
ing profession. Some of the general
purposes of the P’TA can best be
explained in the following manner
by Mrs. Dorothy McAllister, of the
Charlotte College Chapter; Local
education, Mrs. McAllister said,
“is a foundation for professional
democracy. It is a proving ground
for civic leadership. It is close to
people and community problems.
It is in a position to discover needs,
definite problems, and make plans
for improvement of education in
civic life. It can keep close to
school boards and to city and
county government. It can work
with local members of the legisla
ture and congress to secure legis
lation needed for educational ad
vancement.”
The F’ T A was established in
19.37 as a project of the National
Educational Association. The Char
lotte College chapter has eleven
members including five officers.
The recently elected officers are:
President, Dorothy McAllister,
Vice president, Judy Spurrier,
Treasurer, Lorna Byers, Secretary,
Gay Hinson, and Historian, Reid
Wentz. Other members include
! Margaret F'isher, Anne Hunter,
Ann McRorie, Jane Ann Car
michael, Bill Reid, and Shirley
Hathcock.
At a recent FTA meeting in
j Raleigh, Reid Wentz represented
Charlotte College. A delegate from
Charlotte College will also be sent
I to a meeting coming up in March.
Some P’TA members received ex
cellent training by assisting v/ith
! the kindergarten classes at The
(See McAIlistei—Page 4)